The Beautiful Mystery – Cannonball Read 17

Beauvoir is going to make me lose all of my hair.

The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) by Louise Penny

December 20, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was an odd one for sure, but I liked it. And kind of hated it. This is the second of the books to take place mostly absent from Three Pines, this time in a cloistered monastery, that until the murder, had a secret location known only to a few. The monks at Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups belong to a sect formerly believed lost or gone, and their vocation is music. They have recently become world-renowned (and paid for much needed repairs to the abbey) due to a […]

A Gamache Cannonball

September 27, 2017 by faintingviolet 9 Comments

It turns out that this year’s Cannonball book is an Inspector Gamache book, and that seems oddly fitting. I have chosen to spread out the Inspector Armand Gamache books instead of mainlining them. I read them in the seasons they are set, and it always proves to be something to look forward to. Following the disappointment of In Praise of Hatred I needed a comfort read, and Gamache is that for me. Luckily enough, autumn in northern Quebec is now, so we were all set. […]

Done. And I miss these guys already….

February 1, 2017 by kella 6 Comments

This series is perfection. It’s pretty much made for curling up with in the middle of winter hibernation. The literary equivalent of comfort food. I read the first six books in the series last year in my pre-CBR days, and am picking up at #7 in 2017. I can’t recommend this series enough- engaging characters, vivid descriptions of French food (omg, the food) and small town living, intriguing murder mysteries, what’s not to love? I especially love that it’s set in Canada. It gives me […]

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